Good choice?

satindemon4u · Aug 2, 2013

Alright. Some of you may have noticed my past posts about looking for a laptop well, I found one. And I finally bought it. Now comes the wait :/. Just posting the specs and brand and all of that good stuff and wanting to know what you guys thought. Did I get a decent build for the price, etc. etc. Thank you.

SPECS:

4GB DDR3 Ram @1600
CD/DVD Player/Burner
Nvidia GeForce 740m 1GB
Intel Core i7 3537u
Windows 8 x64 (ewwww)
15.5'' LED backlit full HD display (1920x1080)
500GB HDD (5400 rpm) I know the hard drive is a slower one of course but I figured and hope that somewhere down the road I can simply upgrade it.

Sony VAIO Fit 15e. Black.

Total price: 744.99

EDIT: Also, would I want to get a SSD? I mean does this laptop have the room for a second HDD? (I don't believe it does). That would mean if it doesn't I would need a decently sized SSD to fit any decent amount of "stuff", correct? So would I be better off just buying like a 1TB 7200 rpm HDD? Thanks!

drdeathx · Aug 2, 2013

Price is Ok. Get a SSD for the laptop. Those 5400RPM Hdds are butt slow

Naito · Aug 2, 2013

satindemon4u said:
Windows 8 x64 (ewwww)

Grow up.

EDIT: 'spose it was uncalled for. Each to their own. My apologies.

drdeathx · Aug 2, 2013

Naito said:
Grow up.

?????

Vario · Aug 3, 2013

Windows 8 elitists lol

You can pry 7 off my cold dead mouse finger

McSteel · Aug 3, 2013

Sony's build quality for their upper-mid range (and higher) Vaio's is pure porn. That price is well justified. I agree with drdeathx, that slow-as-fuck HDD is doing the laptop as a whole a major disservice. See if you can't sell it off, and chuck an SSD in there. The difference will be night and day, even with some cheaper SSDs...

satindemon4u · Aug 3, 2013

McSteel said:
Sony's build quality for their upper-mid range (and higher) Vaio's is pure porn. That price is well justified. I agree with drdeathx, that slow-as-fuck HDD is doing the laptop as a whole a major disservice. See if you can't sell it off, and chuck an SSD in there. The difference will be night and day, even with some cheaper SSDs...

Its porn? As is...fantastic? Haha

remixedcat · Aug 3, 2013

Umm Windows 8 isn't that bad ppl knock it off

satindemon4u · Aug 3, 2013

remixedcat said:
Umm Windows 8 isn't that bad ppl knock it off

As a personal opinion I am not a fan. To each their own.

EDIT: Also, would I want to get a SSD? I mean does this laptop have the room for a second HDD? (I don't believe it does). That would mean if it doesn't I would need a decently sized SSD to fit any decent amount of "stuff", correct? So would I be better off just buying like a 1TB 7200 rpm HDD? Thanks!

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